We, the Logtown Fire Safe Council, as a satellite of the El Dorado County Fire Safe Council, agree to abide by and adhere to the El Dorado County Fire Safe Council Bylaws, with the following exceptions:

ARTICLE I. NAME AND OFFICES

Section 1. Name: The name of this organization shall be the Logtown Fire Safe Council, hereinafter referred to as the Logtown Fire Safe Council or the Council.

The Logtown FSC maintains no offices, but meets on the second Saturday of each month at Diamond Springs FPD Station 44 on Quartz Drive in El Dorado, California.

ARTICLE II. MISSION STATEMENT AND GOALS

Section 1. Mission Statement: The mission of the Logtown Fire Safe Council is to preserve the natural and manmade resources in the Logtown area by informing, educating and mobilizing all residents and landowners to make their homes, neighborhoods and communities fire safe.

The goals of the Logtown Fire Safe Council are

• Inform, educate and promote a fire safe environment for the community.
• Coordinate a community-wide fire plan integrated with the appropriate agencies.
• Develop and implement an evacuation and preparedness plan for the Logtown area.

ARTICLE V. DIRECTORS

Section 2. Number of Directors: The Executive Board of Directors shall consist of five directors. Additionally there shall be one voting Director at Large for each of the eight presently defined neighborhoods. The Board of Directors may, at its discretion, appoint additional Directors drawn from but not limited to the agencies listed below.

a.) Local Fire Agencies	g.) Registered Professional Forester
b.) State Agencies	h.) Local Fire Safe Councils
c.) Federal Agencies	i.) County Agencies
d.) Private Business Sector	j.) Air and Water Management
e.) Insurance Interests	k.) Community Service Districts
f.) Community Leaders at Large	l). Homeowners Associations

This list may be added to, changed, or reduced, by approval of the Board. The Board shall consider the experiences and background of potential candidates, and shall strive to provide representation from all stakeholder groups, as well as supply the Board with the skills needed to effectively carry out its goal as defined in the Mission Statement

Section 3. Term of Office: Except for the first Board of Directors, which shall be selected, Executive Directors shall be elected every two years at any regular or special Board of Directors meeting held for that purpose.

Each Executive Director shall hold office for two (2) years until the second Annual Meeting for election of the Board of Directors as specified in these bylaws, and until his or her successor is elected and qualifies, or the Board of Directors declares that a Director's position is vacant by reason of death, resignation or removal of the Director. The first Board shall decide which Board Directors shall serve a one-year term, and which will serve a two-year term initially. This will effectively help the Board to never be without experienced Directors at any given time. Board members at large shall be appointed.

Section 4. Executive Board: The Executive Board shall be composed of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson, and the three other members of the Executive Board. Three (3) members shall constitute a quorum. In the interim between meetings of the Board of Directors, the Executive Board shall be authorized to make decisions on behalf of the Corporation. All decisions or recommendations made by the Executive Board will be documented in the minutes of the meeting and presented for approval by the Board at the next regularly scheduled or special meeting of the Board. Minutes of all Executive Board meetings will be included as an agenda item at the next regularly scheduled or special meeting of the Board.

Section 5. Vacancies: The Board may declare vacant the office of a Director who has failed to attend five consecutive meetings of the Board of Directors which have been duly noticed in accordance with these bylaws, or has been declared of unsound mind by a final order of the Court, or convicted of a felony, or found by a final order of judgment of any Court to have breached any duty arising under Article 3 of the California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law, or has been removed without cause by a unanimous vote of the Board. No reduction of the authorized number of Directors shall have the affect of removing any Director prior to expiration of the Directors term office.

Any director failing to attend five consecutive meetings of the Board of Directors may request an exception to said ruling. The Board must approve such request by a majority vote.. Further, this director may request his/her office be filled temporarily by another of the director's choosing, and such request shall be voted by the Board.

ARTICLE VI. OFFICERS

Section 1. Officers: The officers shall be the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and Secretary. The Secretary may be but is not required to be a member of the Board of Directors.

Section 2. Vice Chairperson: In the absence or disability of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson shall perform all necessary duties of the Chairperson. The Vice-Chairperson shall also perform such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed the Board.

Section 3. Election: The officers shall be chosen annually by a majority vote of the Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting in June, following the election and seating of the new Executive Board of Directors. Officers shall serve at the pleasure of the Board, and shall hold office until their resignation, removal, disqualification from service, or until their respective replacements are elected.

CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY

I, Pat Relfe, Secretary of the Logtown Fire Safe Council, hereby certify that at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on __________________ the foregoing Bylaws were duly adopted and are the Bylaws of said organization.
 
Dated ____________________